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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOLUME XXVII NO. 13 NDIAN SUMMER SMIILES BENIGNLY | ON HYDE COUNTY 3oni and Baa ns Rolling Info Gran- I arias Steps <Up Labor and ] Commercial Life ENGELHARD The approach I f Indian summer smiled benignly 1 n most of Hyde County. Farmers j ind themselves blessed with a har- j est as abundant as in any recent j earn. Farm machinery is rolling j trough the fields, bringing in corn j > local dealers. In many instances, tybeans are" still green, no frost j as Struck. R. L. Gibbs, who oper- . tes one of the biggest grain busi- j esses in eastern North Carolina i ; prepared to handle a record I peaking crop of corn and beans. There is prevailing throughout j yde County, a stronger spirit of I uth in the future.of this area. I arge investments in recent years I ave been made in mercantile faci- I ties. Each year sees an increasing I umber of modem homes along our | tadsidee. No doubt the new tourist I ■avel that has come about by rea- I >n of improved highways has eon- I ibuted mostly to encouragement I f this spirit of progress. People i ish to present a good appearance hen living on well travelled roads. 1 One of the most Important of in- 1 ustrieb in Hfde County is wildfowl ] sort. Large sums have been spent ] » build modern tourist facilities - itoriiig principally to sportsmen . id fishermen. The latest large pro- I set o t this type is being construct- I by Dick O’Neal of New Holland, he contractors are John A. Johns >n Go. of Belhaven. A modem mo st, a large store end restaurant | take np this project, built on the une property developed by Dick’s sther, the late Leslie O’Neal, an utetanding citizen of this county. Fishing guides and others inter- : ited in serving hunters, report ; lat interest is strong for opening- ( F-eeason bookings. Mrs. I. B. Wat- j >n, operator of Engelhard’s fam- i is hotel, reports that her hotel is . aoked for the early part of the ] sason, but interest is below par at I le present time for later periods I f the season. It is traditional with untera to prefer to go hunting on penittg day. Continued restriction f hunting days, and <lf bag limits as tended to discourage this indus y, for people are little interested l spending lots of money and tra iling long distances when the „See HYDE, Page Six * ■' MALL CHANNEL BASS CAUGHT AT HATTERAS Firet channel bass reported from attorns waters this fall was taken .st week end by John A. Reyn- , ds, 221 Hanover Road, Greens- , >ro, N. C. Hie fish .was only a “puppy rum" and weighed only six and ia alf pounds but it was the first of : ie autumn season for this species, wording to Willie Newsome, bait , id tackle shop operator of Hat- ( Another small channel bass, re- < >rted by Donald Oden, was taken ; ; H&tteras Inlet by Keith Gaskins < : Richmond. His fish was also a < »arling or puppy drum and the ( eight was. not reported. Earlier this year there were re- < >rta of two channel bass being 1 uight in the surf at Avon, but j ones of persons making the itches were not given, and neither ere the weights of the fish. October and November are us- I illy the best channel bass fishing onths bf the year for the' Hat ras surf. It is during' these • onths that many channel bass in ie top 10 class of national con- 1 sts have been taken in recent : ■' - m ■ I OBERT WALKER LEAVES DARE FOR HOLLYWOOD i i j Robert Walker, for several years naected with the Currituck-Dare strict Health Department, and a : sident of Maneto, has resigned 1 a position and gone to Holly-: i ooi. Cal., for a try at the movies. 1 r. Walker has been a member of | e Lost Colony casts for several immers, and has taken an active < irt in the Albemarle Players, a i »■» group in Elizabeth City. ’ No one yet has been named to ] ke Mr. Walker’s place in the 1 *Rh department 1 » —1 YDC MEETING OCT. 5 - ■ i A meeting of the Dare County 1 DC is scheduled for Thursday i ght, October 5, at the court house 1 Manteo at eight o’clock, accord g to announcement by Mrs. Dorris i ry, president Hie purpose of the meeting will 1 i to plan for the First Cengres- i mal District Rally, which ia slat- i for December 8 in Manteo, and ' which the guest speaker will be sromor Terry Sanford. I THE COASTLAND TIMES WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE PILOT AND HERALD OF BELHAVEN AND SWAN QUARTER PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA MANTEO LIONS DONATE S3OO TO SCHOOL BUS FUND | PASSING OUT S6OO CHECK FOR SCHOOL BUS.—Shown here, reading from left to right are Robert O. Ballance, chairman of the Dare County Board of Education, receiving from Ernest Fuller, Treasurer of the Manteo Lions Club, a check for S6OO, as a contribution..toward the cost of a new school activity bus for the Manteo schools. Looking on is Ralph Umphlett, president of the Club. Aycock Brown photo. HOTEL MAN HELD FOR HIGH COURT; BURNING CHARGES Brick-Throwing and Plenty of Traf fic Offenses in Dare, Court Records Show Probable cause was found against Edwin G. Moore, 11, of Washington, D. C. In Dare County Recorder’s Court Tuesday, on unlawful burn ing charges resulting from the .fire in April which destroyed portions of the former Parkerson Hotel pro perties gt Nags Head. Moore was held for Superior Court under $5,- 000 bond and the case is scheduled to be heard/during October session. Attorneys representing Mr. Moore are J. Henry Leroy of Eliza beth City end Jesse Jones'of 'Kins ton. Preliminary testimony Tuesday included that of Sheriff Frank Ca hoon and Jess Newman of Nags Head, advising of conditions found by the Nags Head Fire Depart ment. Other cases heard by Judge W. F. Baum included a brick-throwing episode by three South Norfolk white boys and two Manteo colored men on the beach recently. Stanley Hope Stinnet, John Tomas Griggs, Jr. and Earl Jackson Parker, all of South Norfolk, were charged with throwing bricks, causing in jury to the persons of James W. Dee and Roy Rogers Scarborough, and damages to the car belonging to Lee. The South Norfolk youths did not appear in court but pleaded guilty through counsel, and were assessed fines of $25 each and court costs. In addition, they are to pay repair expenses to the auto.' Charg es against Lee and Scarborough of engagin in an affray were dismiss ed. Stanley Moore of Colihgton, charged with trespass and damage to property of S. A. Neese, pleaded pot guilty but was found guilty on See COURT, Page Six NAGS HEAD FISHING TEAM COMPETING IN ATLANTIC CITY TOURNEY THIS WEEK * • • —. The Nags Head Surf Fishing Club’s tournament team is in At lantic’ City this week competing in the annual tourney of the New Jer sey resort. .Headed by Bob Preston as cap tain, the team includes the follow ing persons: Abie Williams, John Weaver, and H. B. Carter, Nags Head; Pinky Fisher, Norfolk and Fritz Boyden, Portsmouth. All team members are taking part in jthe New Jersey surf classic except Carter who had to cancel plans to go along at the last minute. The Nags Head Surf Fishing Club will sponsor its 11th annual inter-team invitation and open indi vidual tournament in the Nags Head area on October 12rL4, About 40 teams are expected to partici pate, according to Bob Preston, president of the club. On November 2-4 the Gape Hat teras Anglers Club will sponsor its fourth annual inter-team and open individual tourney on Hatteras Is land. The Sea Hags, world’s largest all-woman fishing club will have a team competing in each of the Dare Coast tournaments. Members of the team are getting in practice with fish-offs each Sunday afternoon. Next Sunday the Sea Hags will fish (the surf at the Laura A. Barnes | shipwreck on Bodie Island. IS GRADUATE NURSE ; S I ...... 11ipl : • MISS CAROLYN JANE GARRISH of Ocracoke was a recent graduate ' of the Norfolk General Hospital > School of Nursing. Miss Garrish is | the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James ‘ Garrish of Ocracoke. The Com r mencement Excerises were held in > the First Lutheran Church, Nor folk on September Bth and a re • ception followed in the Social Hall ' of the Church. Miss Garrish was • awarded the William Bradford > Newcomb Scholarship by Dr. R. B. ’ Grinnan and plans to further her | education. . IMPROVEMENTS TO CHURCH k - • The Manteo Baptist Church has . recently completed the installation ; of air-conditioning in both the . church auditorium and the Sunday School building. A new carpet has , also been added in the auditorium, • and the building is being painted | inside* and outside. POSTAL OFFICIALS FOLLOW HURRICANE TO OUTER BANKS _ - • l I H I* -I “ v I '**•'•' I ' r r % ■I I >l r ' * H I ,11 -I L 3 I ■ B .mi '' 1 ’.' ,1 & rf/tH ri S ? J ihy K ’ ■ JJI “'•• *9Ri£ * M* ;v-. . 1 & ■ rtffii $Tw : ' ■ ■’> a*A-*4& I Kt; | ■-• •. 1 B i®sm 'flHH^r^' ,; - BF jtff' * -K ■ I^Bh»HH|H[V I f < : -m£m ■ ;$& li-: O>$hHSL v ; mBBBKSS3S&.: . 1 fl - •-ta»felAiO. s&*<* r iiCtmSllli&' • ■.,' i *a» . ii,. sji:* 1 ■ < 8 B * ; ' m i I. yM TfPjfnTii 1 11 * ' t MWmw -Jfyy *SyPy**? ■? ; IN AN EFFORT to assure maU delivery to the villages of the Outer Banks in case Hurricane Esther ; «hould do them dirty, three pwtoffiai officials came..to Manteo immediately and made arrangements with | the Coast Guard to send a helicopter So carry the mail to Ocracoke and villages in between. Shown here is i Bonald Cox, USCG, member of ti* erew who piloted the plane; with back to the camera is Paul B. Osgood, , of New Bern and J. T. Johnson of Ahoskie, postal inspectors, with R. Jack Williams Field Services Os- MANTEO, N. C.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1911 HUGE CELEBRATION OVER BRIDGE SET UP FOR COLUMBIA Event Scheduled For April Will Feature Elaborate Program; Plans now Underway COLUMBIA At a meeting held here Wednesday afternoon, presided over by Rep. Keith Fear ing of Dare County with citizens of Plymouth, Columbia, Hyde, Dare and Tyrrell Counties present, fur ther plans were made for the pend ing celebration of the completion of the Lindsay Warren Bridge over Alligator River. Os the six Counties of the Association, Beaufort was the only one not represented. Mr. 'Fe&rirtf? ia joints chairman of the bridge celebration commit tee, with Rep. Charles Cohoon of Tyrrell County who was in Raleigh and unable to attend. Rumor is that the bridge may be completed and open to traffic in January. The celebration is expec ted to take place in April after warmer weather has come in. Mr. Fearing was authorized to arrange for the setting up of a list of committees for approval by the Southern Albemarle Association in annual session November 1. These committees will concern, arrange ments, program, entertainment, ways and means, public relations, , etc. It has been suggested that the program include a beauty contest, boat races, ball games, and dances. The celebration will be held in Columbia, and among distinguished guests will be Senator Lindsay Warren, Former Governor Luther Hodges, Governor Sanford, all members of the Highway Commis sion, former members, and numer > ous other state officials. Several bands will be brought in for the See BRIDGE, Page Six i SAFE STOLEN FROM I < AN UPPER ROOM IN GUM NECK HOME Tragedy Again Befalls John C. ComDs Who Lost Life's Sav ings Saturday Night COLUMBIA A pair of rings that provided identification of the body of Capt. Raymond R. Combs, who was burned in a Texas Harbor fire in 1969 were counted among the losses sustained in an iron safe jurglary at a rural Tyrrell County lome Saturday night. The 450 lb. safe was heisted from in upstairs room of the home of fohn C. Combs on the Over-the jwamp road in Gum Neck Commu lity. The safe apparently was drop >ed from an upstairs window be tween the hours of 8 to 9:30 p.m. investigators said the safe appear id to have been dragged part of the /ay from a deep depression beneath ( ;he window, apparently caused by , he corner of the falling safe, to a j ehicle parked on the unpaved road. | Combs said the safe had contain- 1 ;d his life’s savings in addition to ] '.he two rings used to identify his ion’s body, but declined to place a ( definite monetary value on the loss- i es. He informed there were some I valuabel papers therein. j Combs’ son Raymond, wa3 the Captain of the oil tanker “Pan American” which burned in a Gulf : Port fire Nov. 8, 1959, causing his 1 death. The identifying rings: one a 1 32 degree Scottish Rite diamond set ring and 14th degree gold band were the only specifically identi fied items lost in the robbery. The locked safe was located in an upstairs room behind a locked door equipped with a stout lock, Combs said, and that he was absent from his home about one and one half hours Saturday night, and that the burglary occurred while he was gone. He said he realized that his home had been entered when he re turned from a neighborhood gro cery to find the previously locked front door slightly ajar. Further search revealed the lock on the upstairs door had been forced. Investigating officers: Sheriff Clair E. Morris, Deputy Sheriff, Cecil Lilley, Patrolman James Withers, Officer Julian L. Poston and SBI Agent Clyde Fentress were on the job all of Saturday night, Sunday, and were still following leads Monday the Sheriff informed. CALENDAR CAMPAIGN BY MANTEO LIONS IS NOW BEING CONDUCTED The “Community Birthday Cal ' endar,” sponsored on Roanoke Is land for many years by Manteo Lions Club, is presently being flnal ized for 1962 issue by members of that organization. Family listings are being solic , ited in recognition of birthdays, an niversaries, etc., reasonably priced, and including a package rate for multiple listings. Territories have been distributed to selected mem . bers, but in the event that families desiring listings are not contacted, it is urged that Keith Fearing, Jr., chairman of the drive, be notified. Proceeds from the drive will be : used to further the club’s commu ’ nity betterment programs. SECURITIES FIRM PROMOTES DARE COUNTY NATIVE ....... • . - JOHN R. BAUM Stanton-Lewis & Company, a Connecticut Securities Firm has an nounced that John R.' Baum has been appointed District Manager of ; tie State of Maryland and will head its new office at 904 Genine Drive, Glen Bumie, Maryland. The Hartford Firm specializes in the distribution of Mutual Fund shares and presently has branch of fices also in Groton, Connecticut and Washington, D. C. Mr. Baum joined the firm as a Registered Representative in June 1960. His added duties will include the supervision of sales, recruiting and training new Representatives in his new territory. Baum was educated at Manteo High School and Kitty Hawk High School, Kitty Hawk, N. C. graduat ing from the later in 1946. He joined the U. S. Coast Guard in 19- 45 and has served until the present holding the rate of Chief Petty Of ficer. He is the son of the late W. J. Baum and Mrs. Florence G. Baum of Kitty Hawk, N. C. He and his wife the former Elva Morris of Rocky Mount, N. C. and their two children presently reside in Glen Burnie. BELHAVEN RECTOR AND WIFE RETURN FROM SCOTLAND Entertaihs Neighbors With Pictures of Bath, England; Much Interest Shown Rev. Angus Miller, rector of Sb James Episcopal church of Belhav en, and Priest in charge of St. Mat thews, Yeatsville along with Mrs. Miller visited his native Scotland and many other- points of interest in England during the past summer. While on this trip Mr. Miller made many valuable color-pictures in the lands of our ancestors, with special attention to Bath, England. Mr. Miller showed his pictures in the Bath High School Auditorium on Friday evening under the spon sorship of the Bath Restoration Committee. The program, about one and one-half hours long was well received by the audience. There was no admission charges but a freewill offering was taken at the door for the restoration work at St Thomas church. The Tuscarora Massacre at Bath, England took place on September 11, 1711 and for many years a me morial and thanksgiving day was celebrated there, with the change in the calendar, this date was thrown forward so it was approp- P>'iate that the pictures were shown on September 22, and it is hoped that the annual memorial day will be re-established and there will be services in the churches, especially at St. Thomas where many early arviceS were held. NEW YORK MAN DROWNS IN OCEAN DESPITE C. G. RESCUE EFFORTS MON. James Clifton Carroll, SO, of New Rochelle, N. Y., drowned Monday morning while swimming in the surf off the Cavalier Motor Court, Kill Devil Hills, where he and his wife were vacationing with another couple, Mr. and Mrs. William Cun nigham of Mount Vernon, N. Y. Mr. Cunnigham, who was also in dis tress, was assisted from the rough surf by his wife. It was reported that an unusually heavy surf and strong undercurrent had resulted following the passage of Hurricane Esther up the Atlantic seaboard the previous week. The entire crew of Kill Devil Hills Coast Guard Station, under supervision of Chief John E. Fins, responded to the call for help, and using a Duck they recovered the body of Mr. Carroll. All efforts to revive him failed. Mr. Carroll, son of the late Ed ward and Elisabeth Curtain Carroll, Y* hJ M ™ nt t Ve ™ on » N - His widow. Mrs. RutK ThomniAii Carroll, suroi™ MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO. N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy 78 NEW THEATRE FOR LOST COLONY NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED Building For Permanence Assured by $75,000 Contribution By Perk Service Construction is now underway under the direction of Albert Q. Bell, on a new theatre for the Lost Colony. The project to cost about $75,000 is being provided by the National Park Service in recogni tion of the valuable contribution of the famous Paul Green out-door drama, to the Cape Hatteras Nat ional Seashore and the economy of the region in General. The original theatre, built back in 1935 had deteriorated and was generally outdated. It has been damaged by fire some years ago, and Hurricane Donna a year ago, had all but wiped it out. Restora tion of a part of the property was made possible prior to last sea son’s show, by a grant of $20,000 by the National Park Service, and without which it is estimated the Lost Colony might not have been presented this summer. Mrs. O. Max Gardner of Shelby, chairman of the Roanoke Island Historical Commission which spon sors the Lost Colony, has expressed tremendous gratitude and satisfact ion with this generous response from the National Park Service, which has given liberal support to the show through the years. Mrs. Gardner is inclined to view this splendid windfall as something in spired more largely than by any support of local citizens that has been given the Lost Colony during the past two seasons. Recently when she presented Congressman Herbert Bonner, one of the show’s most loyal supporters, to a Lost Colony audience, Mrs. Gardner dwelled at some length •dn her observations concerning the cooperation she had received from local people, and of sincere gratitude for this spirit which had done so much to lighten the task she undertook two years ago when a group of workere joined hands in an attempt to put Tiew life into this valuable project. All these circum stances have proved fortunate ones for Dare County and the people of Roanoke Island in particular, who have come to learn that the Lost Colony is the community's most valuable asset. Robert F. Gibbs, supt. of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore seems to be taking much pleasure in getting the new theatre porject in getting the new theatre project underway. Mr. Gibbs said the old tom down by a crew of workers under the direction of Mr. Bell who supervised the building of the orig inal theatre. Mr. Bell says the seat ing capacity will be reduced from about 3,000 to 1,750 when the the atre is complete. FRIENDS OF DARE LIBRARY WILL MEET OCTOBER 3 The public is invited to the an nual meeting of the Friends of the Dare County Library in the Com munity Building in Manteo on Tuesday, October 3, at 8 p. m. Pro posals for financing a much-needed library building are expected to fur nish the main topic of discussion. The Friends of the Library have already taken notworthy steps to ward raising the money to buy for the building. Some novel fund raising proposals will be presented at the meeting Tuesday evening. Refreshments will be served, and election of officers is also on the program. FISHY STORY FROM WATERS OFF OREGON INLET ON SUNDAY A most unusual fish catch of the year occurred off Oregon In let last Sunday. Trolling for dolphin in toe wake of the cruiser Erma Queen, skippered by H. T. Gaskins, a two-pounder was being reeled in by Ryland Marston of Red H-n Va. As he brought the fish class to Erma Queen’s stern a blue mar lin broke water and grabbed too dolphin. Setting the hook, Ryland be gan reeling the big fish in, and Johnny Paullette, also of Red Houses gave him a hand. The marlin waa gaffed after it had been played for 55 min utes. Jerry Simpson, mate aboard the Erma Queen and Capt. Gaa kins did the gaffing. The big fish, a 238-pounder, wa» finally brought aboard by « tile anglers and Erma Qneen
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